Garment bag



F. W. KENNEDY GARMENT BAG Filed Dec. 12. 1921 NEDY, citizen of the United States, residing Patented Apr. 2 4, 1923.

ED I STAT ENT oFi-ics.

FBEDERICK KENNEDY, OF SHELBYVILLE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO THE KENNEDY CAR LINER & BAG CO., A CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

GARMENT BAG.

Application filed December 12; 1921. Serial No. 521,193.

To all whom it concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK W. KEN- at Shelbyville, inthe county of Shelby and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and'useful Improvements in Garment Bags; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. v

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in garment bags, the main object of the present invention being the provision of a arment bag for the purpose of protecting clothing or garments against dirt, moths and the like and whereby 'access is gained to the receptacle through one of the side walls thereof and having suitable means of suspension. connected to the top portion of the bag.

' A further object of the present invention is the provision of a garment bag having an opening at one side which is folded and the folds secured so as to provide a dirt proof and air proof garment receptacle whereby to exclude all fine particles of dust and other ob'ects from the interior of the receptacle. Vith the above and other objects in view, the-invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fullyset forth, pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a garment receptacle constructed in accordance with my invention, a portion of the closure being unfolded to disclose the manner inwhich the side edges are folded together; Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

, Fig.3 is a transverse sectional. view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a detail vertical sectionalview illustrating the manner of securing the hanger to the receptacle. i

In carrying out the invention, the bag is formed of a single piece of material, foldedsubstantially intermediate its side portions to formthe side walls 1 and 2, while one 7 end of one of the side walls is folded upon the other as shown at 3 to close one end of the bag. The. other end of the bag is closed by having one of the side walls provided with flaps loverlapping the opposing-side wall and secured thereto by pasting or in any other suitable manner.

Suitable means for suspending the receptacle is provided in the shape of a hook 5 having a shank 6 extending through a'suit:

able opening in the top of the receptacle and provided at .its inner end with a loop 7. The shank of tlhe hook is retained in its proper position y en a in over the u r edge of the bag a U- ha ped clip 8 providfd with transverse perforations extending through the side walls thereof and'further provided with a perforation 9 intermediate its ends through which the shank 6 of the hook projects. A staple member 10 extends through one side of the clip 8, the prongs of said staple projecting upon 0p osite sides of the shank v6 as they pass t rough the opening in the clip 8 upon the opposite side, said prongs being bent outwardly upon one face of the clip- 8 to thus securely fasten the clip 8 to the shank 6 of the hook and prevent any withdrawal of the loop 7 which is disposed upon the interior of the bag.

In order to prevent the movement of the loop 8 from wearing through the material of contact from the loop 7 which might otherof the bag and arranged so as to receive any 1 wise be conveyed to the material from which the receptacle is constructed and prevent any wearing on the'body of the receptacle.

v In order to close the receptacle and pro-- v vide a dust proof and airtight closure, the side wall 2 of the receptacle has its longitudinal edge projecting beyond the edge of the wall 1 and is folded upon itself as shown 7 at 12 to form a reinforced part for a socket member 13 of the snap or glove fastener.

' The portion 12 is then disposed against the longitudinal edge 1? of the side wall 1 and both members are thenfolded inwardly upon themselves so that the socket member-13 will engage with the stud 14 which is secured within the wall 1 adjacent the outer edge thereof. These studs and sockets maybe placed at intervals throughout the len h of the bag so as to securely retain the olded portions in their closed positions. A. suitable reinforcing strip 15 is secured to the interior of the wall 1 so as to'prevent the studs, which are pressed into position, from being easily torn from their positions.

In Fig. 3 I have illustrated in detail the side edges of the receptacle in their folded position and it will be readily' noted from this manner of foldin the side edges, that it provides a substantially air tight fold to thus exclude alldust, dirt and other objectionable objects from the interior of the bag. It will also be apparent from the description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, that this bag can be manufactured and placed upon the market at a comparatively small cost, as it is extremely simple in construction and the material from which it can be made can be se cured at a minimum cost.

I claim:

1. The combination with a bag, of means for supporting the bag comprising a hook the shank whereof passes through the top of the bag, a loop at the end of the shank Within the bag, reinforcements on the Walls of the bag opposite the loop, and means passing through said reinforcements and straddling the shank to prevent lateral displacement.

2. The combination with a bag, of means for supporting the bag comprising a hook the shank whereof passes throu h the top of the bag, a U-shaped member c ipped over the top of the bag,and through which the shank'passes, and a staple passing through FREDERICK W. KENNEDY. 

